Speedwell High School - Speed Well Yearbook (Speedwell, VA)

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Class H zstory We the Semor Class of 1951 began our new path of H1gh School hfe on September 3 1947 As Green Freshmen we had forty sxx members Mrs Wxlham Harms was our sponsor The lngh hght of th1s year was a tr1p to Skyhne Drxve for a p1cn1c Durlng our second year of hxgh school we were known as Dumb Sophomores We had Mrs Donald Tuggle as Class Sponsor A w1ener roast at the C C C Camp was enjoyed as one of the brzght spots of the year As we progressed through our thxrd year we were known as Jolly Jumors a well earned txtle We had Mrs James A W1111ams as our sponsor she had already been our sponsor 1n the grades A basketball party for the boys and g1rls a w1ener roast at Carter Memor1al Park and the Jumor Sen1or Banquet made thxs a most successful year As the doors of Ole Speedwell Hxgh swung open for the 1950 51 our last glorxous year of h1gh school We had only twenty three members out of the forty s1x Freshmen who started the long Journey Some are servmg mn the Armed Forces some have the knot practlcally txed wh11e others have no future planned as yet We have Mrs Roxy G Donaldson as sponsor one who has tned to guxde and show us the rlght road to take Th1s year the Semors wxll graduate ln whxte gowns for the fzrst tzme m the h1story of the school The hxgh lxghts of the year are a class party a Semor pxcmc and the .Tumor Semor Banquet Now we are mn sxght of our goal Graduatlon We reahze that our days of preparatxon are passmng, and we are now standing on the threshold of hfe Some of us wall contlnue our preparation 1n college but most of us w1ll not have the opportumty for future ecucatxon We feel that we through our study and our contacts wlth our teachers and fellow students, have learn ed enough to apprecxate our motto The road of l1fe IS too short for faxl ure 3 ' . ' . . ll li -. ' I U I ' ' , Ol I . ll . u., . . . , . . . I ' - . I . . , it ' If -O I session, we were the Dignified Seniors, perched on the steps, ready for . . I . . 3 . Q Q I I 2 . . . . . . 0 . . , . . . ' . - . . . . . . . . , . . . . ' 1

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Mm: ADA JANE bTROUPE DONALD STUART Ada Duck PATSYE DIXON MPM.. K' iw Q? Tu- JACK STUART Not Pictured: GLENNA MAE WILLIAMS Mopie C. B. MARTIN Gwenie 12

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Class Will We, the Sen1or Class of Speedwell Hrgh bemg of msane mxnds and feeble bodzes do ln all smcerzty make thxs our last w1ll and testament To the faculty we leave our deep apprecxatlon and gratmtude for the1r gurdance and helpfulness through all our h1gh school career To Mr Graybeal we leave our many thanks for gu1d1ng us through our Semor year and trymg to keep us on the rlght track To Mrs Roxy G Donaldson our sponsor we leave our love and a corner of our heart for what she has done for us dunng our Senxor year To the present Jumors and future Semors I Betty Bartee do w1ll and bequeath my watch by the Semor room w1ndow to Dorothy Flsher I Clara Crouse do w1ll and bequeath my place 1n the Semor year to Johne Bralley Patsye Drxon do w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty of goxng steady to Edna Clme Joyce Flsher do w1ll and bequeath my shyness to Josephme Whalen Lona Groseclose do w1ll and bequeath my fl1rty ways to Nettxe Lee Hale Bertha Sawyers do w1ll and bequeath my love for h1story to Glenda Jonas Lo1s Spraker do w1ll and bequeath my love for comxng to school to Rachel Etter I Ada Stroupe do w1ll and bequeath my eagerness and amb1txon to Daphne Carpenter I June Vaughn do w1ll and bequeath my loud ways to Norma Jean W1ll1s I, Glenna W1ll1ams do w1ll and bequeath my uncontrollable b1ush1ng to Reba Patton I Duane Bralley do w1ll and bequeath my ab111ty to go wxth blonde headed glrls to Junxor Caudxll I Donald Crockett, do wxll and bequeath my dxmples to Harold Vaughn I Frank Funk do w1ll and bequeath my abxhty to play basketball to Buddy Hodges I R G Hxlton do w1ll and bequeath my ab1l1ty to draw to .Toe Martm I Hubert Jenmngs do w1ll and bequeath my abrlxty to take It easy to Charles Snow 1, Frankhn Jones do w1ll and bequeath my abxllty to get along wxth the teachers to Albert Caldwell I Julian Mldkxff do wxll and bequeath my abxhty of makxng good grades to Randolph Worrell I C B Martin, do wxll and bequeath a port1on of my hexght to Bobby Hackler I Dow Neece, do w1ll w1th much pleasure my honorable posxtxon on the S C A to Harold Lanter I4 ' ' . . . . I. . . , . . . . I: . , . . ' I' i . . . is ' . . Ir . . . . . . . . -